Democrats Court Island Donors for Midterms as GOP Holds $277 Million to Their $136 Million
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 6
Democrats Court Island Donors for Midterms as GOP Holds $277 Million to Their $136 Million
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 6
Summary
$136 million in combined cash on hand left the DNC, DSCC and DCCC trailing Republicans’ roughly $277 million as Democrats intensified summer fundraising on Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard ahead of November.
Nantucket drew House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Sen. Jon Ossoff, Iowa Senate candidate Josh Turek and Rep. Seth Moulton, while Martha’s Vineyard hosted Barack Obama for a National Democratic Redistricting Committee event and Wes Moore for a DNC fundraiser.
The island circuit taps a long-established donor base of wealthy vacationers, with hosts including Democratic fundraiser Elizabeth Frawley Bagley and Nantucket donors Frank Herron and Sandra Urie.
That money push reaches beyond candidate committees: the NDRC says it is targeting battlegrounds including Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin.